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Science & Technology
June 27, 2018 | 12:24 pm

‘I am content to be made known through this specimen of your art to all who may come after me’

In a letter recently acquired by River Campus Libraries, abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass expresses his pleasure with a bust that can now be reproduced by anyone with a 3D printer.

topics: Department of English, featured-post, Frederick Douglass, Gregory Heyworth, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
February 16, 2018 | 11:14 am

In the zone at Rush Rhees Library’s iZone

iZone, a new collaborative gathering point under construction at on the first floor of Rush Rhees Library, was created in response to undergraduate students’ expressed desire for a collaborative space for innovation. It will perform triple duty as a program, a community, and a space and is slated to be open by fall 2018.

topics: Barbara J. Burger iZone, Julia Maddox, River Campus Libraries,
The Arts
November 11, 2016 | 12:26 pm

Archives offer artists, historians rich source of inspiration

Archived letters between artist Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz were the inspiration for the Letters from Georgia song cycle by Kevin Puts ’94E, ’99E (DMA). Rochester’s collections–like others around the world–provide insight in an age of email and texting.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman School of Music, River Campus Libraries,
University News
October 12, 2016 | 03:12 pm

Sharon Briggs receives Messinger award for library service

Briggs, who celebrated her 50th anniversary with River Campus Libraries last September, has served as the head of River Campus Libraries’ acquisition department, helping students, faculty, and staff access appropriate scholarly resources that support teaching and research.

topics: awards, Center for Jewish Studies, River Campus Libraries, Sharon Briggs,
University News
October 4, 2016 | 01:51 pm

Evans Lam Square offers new approach to library design

Evans Lam Square, a new state-of-the-art learning and research space in Rush Rhees Library, will function as a place for innovative and collaborative programs that will bring the library to the 21st century.

topics: River Campus Libraries, rush rhees library,